Holder for eggs and the like



Feb. 12, 1935. L. BEN OIT 1,990,975

HOLDER FOR EGGS AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 29, 1932 s I 30 I Patented Feb.12, 1935.

Application December 29, 1932, Serial No. 649,281

5 Claims.

This invention relates to a cellular holder for small articles requiringindividual protection, such as eggs and the like. The holder mayconveniently take the form of a filler, i.e., a struc-- ture made up ofintersecting walls defining cells open at the top and bottom. Ifdesired, such a filler may have its adjacent walls which extend in onedirection, converged towardthe bottom so as to sustain articlesintroduced into the cells from the top.

The present improvements have to do both with a holder .of the generalkind mentioned, and

with an enclosure therefor, such as a carton, tube,

wrapper or the like. Among the objects of my invention are'(1) theproduction of a holder in the general form of a filler which isseverable into two or more cellular components each complete in itself;(2) a connection between such a holder and the enclosure therefor bywhich the one is secured dependably to the other; and (3) the provisionin such a holder and enclosure, in combination, of means by which bothmay be severed in one operation to provide separate components, eachconsisting of a smaller cellular holder and enclosure which remainassociated in a relatively inseparable manner.

It is with these and other objects, as will hereinafter appear, that myinvention is concerned. A construction in which my invention mayconveniently be. embodied is illustrated in the .accompanying drawing inthe manner following:

Figure l is a plan view-oi a blank furnishing an enclosure for thepresent holder;

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the blank wrapped around a cellularholder to provide an enclosure therefor;

Fig.3, which is a similar view, shows the holder and enclosure severedtransversely to provide two smaller components each complete in itselfFig. 4 isa broken detail view in-longitudinal.

section taken on line 44 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of one end of the holder surrounded by thewrapper-like enclosure exhibited in the remaining figures.

The illustrated holder A may consist of a set of longitudinal walls 6,7, 8 and 9, either connected integrally, or independently of each other,

- sis in combination with a set of transverse or cross walls 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16 and 17. These two sets of walls are each slottedtointersect and interengage in a well known manner. Such a holderconstruction is, in efiect, a flllerjhaving two adjacent rows of six.cells each, all open at the top and bottom. By arranging thelongitudinal walls in converging pairs, as shown in my Patent No.1,874,162 granted August 30, 1932, the bottom of each cell issufliciently closed to support in place an egg or other like articlewhich isintroduced thereinto.

A holder of the kind described may be used either with or without. anyenclosure, such as a carton, tube,or wrapper. In case an enclosure is tobe provided, however, it will be advantageous in certain ways to use ablank B which is scored along lines a, a, b, b and c, c to definesections forming a bottom 20, front.

21, top sections 22 and flaps 23.

and rear walls Such a blank may conveniently be folded or bent along theseveral scored lines to surround the holder in the manner illustrated inFig. 2 where I have shown the two flaps 23 tucked alongside of eachother within certain vertical slots 24 extending inwardly from the topedges of the several croS walls midway of their ends.

A flaring entrance 25 is desirably provided for each slot to facilitateinsertion of the flaps therein.

In the holder described, twelve cells are provided, and these arearranged in two adjacent rows of sixeach. This would be referred to as a2x6. It requires, as a minimum, three longitudinal walls and seventransverse walls-one more wall in each direction than the number ofcells in the rows provided. In the construction shown, four longitudinalpartitions are used in order to partially close the bottoms of thecells,

but, as already indicated, this would not be necessary with the ordinarykind or fillers in which a single intermediate longitudinal wallsufllces to separate both rows of cells. Also, in

the construction shown, I have added one extra cross wall, making eightaltogether, instead of seven which is the usual number.

All eight cross walls may be spaced apart equidistantly, in which eventthe holder would be divided up into Iourteen cells. As illustrated;however, the two walls 13 and 14 which are nearest the longitudinalcenter or the holder maybe spaced apart but a short distance, leavingbetween them narrow cells the presence of which would ordinarily bedisregarded.

In any event, for a 2x6 holder emitisimin the shorter rows, and (2)transverse walls in number exactly two in excess oi. the cells in eachlonger row.

A holder so constructed severed into by providing longitudinalpartitions in a single may conveniently be two (or more)smallercomponents scores or slitsacrou each of the plane as shown inFig.- 4. Preferably .such a line of severability is midway of the lengthof the holder, between mere tucking of the flaps 23 into the crosscondition the same as before.

wall slots 24 is desired. For this purpose, I provide along the edges ofthe flaps 23 a series of notches 30, one opposite each cross wall. Inthe operation of tucking the flaps in place, these notches will straddlethe cross wall at the bottoms of the slots 24, as indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 4.gWhen advanced thus far, the enclosure flapsare not yetin final position. To assure of a normally inseparable connection, thebottom of each' notch terminates in a narrow. slit 31 which proceedstransversely of the several bend lines a, b, 0, etc. By the applicationof an appreciable force, the tucked flaps may be'pushed downsufliciently to move the slits 31 over the body of the cross walls. Whenso positioned, the parts are in the position shown by full lines inFigs. 4 and 5. The sheet stock of which thewrapper and enclosure isformed, preferably chip board, straw board, or other fibrous material,undergoes compression for the accommodation of the parts in this finalstage of locking. The reverse movement of the flaps necessary for accessto the holder or for,removal of the enclosure therefrom, will require bythe application of a-force suflicient to disengage the parts socompressively interlocked. It will be found that such a means ofconnecting the enclosure to the holder is effective to meet all theusual conditions encoun:

tered in the use and handling of sucharticles.

The severance of the present holder into two components may take placewith the. enclosure attached in place. This is made possible byproviding a line of scoring or slits'y extending across the wrapperblank between the two flap edges thereof to define a. line of severance,as indicated best in Fig. 1. This line of severance lies in a planewhich is coincident with the plane in which the several severance linesa: are provided in the This coincidence is aslengthwise of the holderconsequent upon straddling of the notches 31 upon the cross walls whenthe two flaps are tucked in place. With the holder and enclosure soconnected, the entire structure may then-be severed either by breakingor cutting in the plane defined by the lines of severance. Withthedivision of the holder and enclosure into two (or. more) smallercomponents, each part, although of reduced size, remains in a The 2x3components so produced. from a 2x6 holder, are equipped each with anenclosure, secured in place as firmly as before, and, in consequence,the present article holder, whether maintained intact in its originalform, or separated into two (or more) components. and. whether used withor.

without an enclosurepremains the same as before so far as concerns itsgeneral cellular structure, its relation of parts, andthe protectionafiorded by the enclosure. i I claim: v g

1. In combination, an article holder made up of two sets of intersectingwalls defining cells open at the top, means independent of the holderproviding an enclosure therefor extending over the tops of the severalcellsthereof, means forming a line of severance in a single planethrough the enclosure andone set of holder walls whereby to define aplane of separation forthe enclosure and holder into two cellularcomponents each complete in itself, and means for interlocking eachholder componentwith its associated enclosure so as to align the linesof severance and tending over the top and bottom of the several cells,means forming a line of severance in a single plane through the wrapperand one set of holder walls, and means formed along one edge of thewrapper for frictionally supporting and positioning opposite faces ofone set of walls whereby to interlock therewith, whereby to preventrelative movement of the holder and wrapper when severed on said linethrough the wrapper.

3. A severable holder for eggs and the like comprising. a cellularfiller means having transverse walls, a. container independent of thefiller means providing an enclosure extending over the top and bottom ofthe cells of the filler means, means forming a line of severancetransversely of the container, and means formed at one edge of thecontainer and engaging the opposed faces of adjacent transverse walls toposition and hold said walls within said container with one wall on eachside of said line of severance.

4. A severable holder-for eggs and the like comprising a filler meanshaving two cellular components, one component having a wallsubstantially parallel to and adjacent a wall of the other component, acontainer independent of the filler means providing an enclosureextending over the top and bottom of the cells of the filler means,means forming a line ofseverance through said container, and meansinterlocking each cellular component with the container so that the lineof severance through-the container divides the space between saidadjacent walls, whereby to prevent separation of each cellular componentfrom its associated, container portion when severing on said linethrough the container.

5. A severable holder for eggs and the like comprising a filler meanshaving transverse walls defining ,two cellular components of saidfiller. means, an enclosure independent of the filler means extendingover the top and bottom of the cells thereof, means forming a line ofseverance transversely of the enclosure, and tongue means interlockingeach cellular component of the filler means with the enclosure/todispose said transverse walls of said filler means one on each side ofsaid line of severance, whereby to prevent separation of each cellularcomponent ofgthe filler means from its associated enclosure portion whensevering on said line through the enclosure.

. LEON BENOIT.

20 pendent of the holder providing an enclosure ex-

